C2.0 - Briffa explicitly asks a colleague to delete an email to evade FOI

email #58

date: Thu Oct 9 17:56:17 2008
from: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Tom Giverin - IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
to: "Toumi, Ralf" <r.toumi@imperial.ac.uk>

Ralf

[[[redacted: reference]]]

Finally, might I ask that you note and then erase this email. I
have found that recent
enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, or Data Protection
Act, can become
considerable time sinks , or the basis of some inconvenient
subsequent distractions.
with best wishes
Keith

At 12:38 09/10/2008, you wrote:

Dear Keith,

Tom has applied to do a PhD with me (probably mesoscale
modelling). Could you please
give me a reference for him. In particular I would be interested
to know if you would
take him in your group (and why you think he is still available;
which is good for
me..., but I always worry at this time of year).



Best wishes,

Ralf


Professor Ralf Toumi
Department of Physics
Imperial College
London SW7 2AZ
UK

Rm. H713 (Huxley Building)
Telephone: + 44 (0) 207 594 7668
Fax: + 44 (0) 207 594 7900
email: [1]r.toumi@imperial.ac.uk
Web: [2]http://www.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~rtoumi/

--
Professor Keith Briffa,
Climatic Research Unit
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.

Phone: +44-1603-593909
Fax: +44-1603-507784
[3]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/

On Nov 23, 2:490pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:
email #58

date: Thu Oct 09 17:56:17 2008
from: Keith Briffa <k.bri...@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Tom Giverin - IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
to: "Toumi, Ralf" <r.to...@imperial.ac.uk>

0 0Ralf

[[[redacted: reference]]]

0 0Finally, might I ask that you note and then erase this email. I
have found that recent
0 0enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, or Data Protection
Act, can become
0 0considerable time sinks , or the basis of some inconvenient
subsequent distractions.
0 0with best wishes
0 0Keith

0 0 At 12:38 09/10/2008, you wrote:

0 0 0Dear Keith,

0 0 0Tom has applied to do a PhD with me (probably mesoscale
modelling). Could you please
0 0 0give me a reference for him. In particular I would be interest=
ed
to know 0if you would
0 0 0take him in your group (and why you think he is 0still avail=
able;
which is good for
0 0 0me..., but I 0always worry at this time of year).

0 0 0Best wishes,

0 0 0Ralf

0 0 0Professor Ralf Toumi
0 0 0Department of Physics
0 0 0Imperial College
0 0 0London SW7 2AZ
0 0 0UK

0 0 0Rm. H713 (Huxley Building)
0 0 0Telephone: + 44 (0) 207 594 7668
0 0 0Fax: + 44 (0) 207 594 7900
0 0 0email: [1]r.to...@imperial.ac.uk
0 0 0Web: [2]http://www.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~rtoumi/

0 0--
0 0Professor Keith Briffa,
0 0Climatic Research Unit
0 0University of East Anglia
0 0Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.

0 0Phone: +44-1603-593909
0 0Fax: +44-1603-507784
0 0[3]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/


How many "inquiries" found nothing wrong?

On Nov 23, 4:260pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 23, 2:490pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:









> email #58

> date: Thu Oct 09 17:56:17 2008
> from: Keith Briffa <k.bri...@uea.ac.uk>
> subject: Re: Tom Giverin - IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
> to: "Toumi, Ralf" <r.to...@imperial.ac.uk>

> 0 0Ralf

> [[[redacted: reference]]]

> 0 0Finally, might I ask that you note and then erase this email. I
> have found that recent
> 0 0enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, or Data Protecti=
on
> Act, can become
> 0 0considerable time sinks , or the basis of some inconvenient
> subsequent distractions.
> 0 0with best wishes
> 0 0Keith

> 0 0 At 12:38 09/10/2008, you wrote:

> 0 0 0Dear Keith,

> 0 0 0Tom has applied to do a PhD with me (probably mesoscale
> modelling). Could you please
> 0 0 0give me a reference for him. In particular I would be intere=
sted
> to know 0if you would
> 0 0 0take him in your group (and why you think he is 0still ava=
ilable;
> which is good for
> 0 0 0me..., but I 0always worry at this time of year).

> 0 0 0Best wishes,

> 0 0 0Ralf

> 0 0 0Professor Ralf Toumi
> 0 0 0Department of Physics
> 0 0 0Imperial College
> 0 0 0London SW7 2AZ
> 0 0 0UK

> 0 0 0Rm. H713 (Huxley Building)
> 0 0 0Telephone: + 44 (0) 207 594 7668
> 0 0 0Fax: + 44 (0) 207 594 7900
> 0 0 0email: [1]r.to...@imperial.ac.uk
> 0 0 0Web: [2]http://www.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~rtoumi/

> 0 0--
> 0 0Professor Keith Briffa,
> 0 0Climatic Research Unit
> 0 0University of East Anglia
> 0 0Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.

> 0 0Phone: +44-1603-593909
> 0 0Fax: +44-1603-507784
> 0 0[3]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/

How many "inquiries" found nothing wrong?

The alarmists sure don't want to address this, do you?

On Nov 24, 1:160pm, Dawlish <pjg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 24, 4:500pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:









> On Nov 23, 4:260pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > On Nov 23, 2:490pm, Tunderbar <tdcom...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > email #58

> > > date: Thu Oct 09 17:56:17 2008
> > > from: Keith Briffa <k.bri...@uea.ac.uk>
> > > subject: Re: Tom Giverin - IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
> > > to: "Toumi, Ralf" <r.to...@imperial.ac.uk>

> > > 0 0Ralf

> > > [[[redacted: reference]]]

> > > 0 0Finally, might I ask that you note and then erase this email=
. I
> > > have found that recent
> > > 0 0enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, or Data Prot=
ection
> > > Act, can become
> > > 0 0considerable time sinks , or the basis of some inconvenient
> > > subsequent distractions.
> > > 0 0with best wishes
> > > 0 0Keith

> > > 0 0 At 12:38 09/10/2008, you wrote:

> > > 0 0 0Dear Keith,

> > > 0 0 0Tom has applied to do a PhD with me (probably mesoscale
> > > modelling). Could you please
> > > 0 0 0give me a reference for him. In particular I would be in=
terested
> > > to know 0if you would
> > > 0 0 0take him in your group (and why you think he is 0still=
available;
> > > which is good for
> > > 0 0 0me..., but I 0always worry at this time of year).

> > > 0 0 0Best wishes,

> > > 0 0 0Ralf

> > > 0 0 0Professor Ralf Toumi
> > > 0 0 0Department of Physics
> > > 0 0 0Imperial College
> > > 0 0 0London SW7 2AZ
> > > 0 0 0UK

> > > 0 0 0Rm. H713 (Huxley Building)
> > > 0 0 0Telephone: + 44 (0) 207 594 7668
> > > 0 0 0Fax: + 44 (0) 207 594 7900
> > > 0 0 0email: [1]r.to...@imperial.ac.uk
> > > 0 0 0Web: [2]http://www.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~rtoumi/

> > > 0 0--
> > > 0 0Professor Keith Briffa,
> > > 0 0Climatic Research Unit
> > > 0 0University of East Anglia
> > > 0 0Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.

> > > 0 0Phone: +44-1603-593909
> > > 0 0Fax: +44-1603-507784
> > > 0 0[3]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/

> > How many "inquiries" found nothing wrong?

> The alarmists sure don't want to address this, do you?- Hide quoted tex=
t -

> - Show quoted text -

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"Finally, might I ask that you note and then erase this email. I have
found that recent enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, or
Data Protection Act, can become considerable time sinks , or the basis
of some inconvenient subsequent distractions. with best wishes
Keith"